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Oxfordshire en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑks.fɚd.ʃɚ/ (Canada, US)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈɒks.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English Oxenfordschire, from late Old English Oxenafordsċīr; equivalent to Oxford + -shire.

Meanings

  1. A midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
    • Oxfordshire County Council said it would not implement any more LTNs without consulting residents. […] Cabinet members of the Oxfordshire Fair Deal Coalition, which took over the council in May, issued a statement saying they would hold a "non-statutory consultation so that we can listen and devise something that works for everyone". 2021 June 19, “Hundreds protest over Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhoods”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2021:

Deriveds

West Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

Translations (3)

enm Oxenfordschire (Translations) · ang Oxenafordsċīr (Translations) · ka ოქსფორდშირი (Translations)